LEARN TO SWIM Newsletter - Term 3 / 2019

Friendly Reminder: The Swim Academy does not offer

“make up” lessons.

Customers can apply for a credit, for medical reasons only

and a medical certificate must be provided.

Please note: Credits are valid for up to 12 months

National Water Safety Week 30 September to 4 October

Fairfield City Leisure Centres’ annual Water Safety Week

will run in conjunction with Swim Australia's and

Austswim Water Safety Week. This initiative is focused

on educating people, of all ages, on the necessary

survival skills in and around any aquatic environment.

The Leisure Centres will conduct activities throughout the week including CPR demonstrations, ActiveGator appearances, rescue/survival demonstrations, and free swimming lessons for specific age groups (bookings are essential). The pool inflatable will also be available for all confident swimmers during Safety Week. Children will also have the chance to win fantastic prizes in our colouring in competition. Pick up your entry at reception today.

Active supervision

Ensure you focus your full attention on

your child/children and never leave them

alone in or around water. Leisure Centre

policy states children 9 years of age or

under MUST be supervised by a person

16 years or older at all times.

Children 4 years and under MUST wear

a green “stay with me” armband and

accompanied within arms reach in the

water by a person 16 years and over at

all times.

AQUATOPIA

Another season of Aquatopia is set to start on Saturday, 21 September. This will be the first full season of the 20-metre slides that opened late last season. The giant slide features a 3-Lane Racing Ride (perfect for challenging your friends); a high-speed free-fall slide; and the Rocket Drop Slide - which drops brave riders via a trap door to a fast loop, through a transparent tube that will circle the free-fall slide on its way down.

Cabanas offer social groups of up to 40 the opportunity to stay cool in style at Aquatopia Water Park.

Each cabana comes with bench tables, a small cooler fridge to hold a standard sized cake, a ceiling fan and block out blinds. Hiring a cabana will also give you access to a BBQ and small grassed area to sit back and enjoy.

AQUATOPIA 2019/2020 Summer season

Opens 21 September 2019

Enrolment Information

Please Note: Progression cards are only valid for the following

Term or upcoming holiday

program.

Enrolment Information - Term 4 / 2019

SAME time, day, instructor and level Any participant that does not receive a progression card in Term 3 and wants to keep the same time, day, instructor and level. CHANGES to enrolment

Any participant who received a progression card in Term 3.

Any participant who was not awarded a progression card in Term 3 but wishes to change the time, day or instructor.

NEW enrolments

Any participant that has missed one or more terms.

Any participant that has never enrolled into lessons at any of our Centre's before

PLEASE NOTE: This enrolment procedure

also applies to private lessons.

TERM 4 / 2019 Prices

First Participant: $190 (10-week term)

Additional family participants: $180

(Immediate family only who are on the same

Medicare card)

Full payment of program must be paid upon

enrolment. Cost includes participant entry and

two supervising adult spectators. Cash,

Cheque, EFTPOS & Credit Card payment

options.

Changing class/

day/time

Enrolling at PRAIRIEWOOD Leisure Centre

Staying in the

same class/same

day/same time

New

enrolment

Enrol in

person at the

centre from

Mon, 9 Sep

For enrolment

appointment

phone

9725 0222

Sat, 14 Sep

Changes

commence from

Mon, 16 Sep

For enrolment

appointment

phone 9725 0222

Sat, 21 Sep

Enrol from

Mon, 23 Sep

Enrolling at CABRAVALE or

FAIRFIELD Leisure Centres

Staying in the

same class/same

day/same time

Changing

class/day/time

New

enrolment

Enrol in

person at the

centre from

Mon, 9 Sep

Changes in

person at the

centre from

Mon, 16 Sep

Enrol in

person at the

centre from

Mon, 23 Sep

Morning Training Sessions

Head coach, Mark Randall, conducts early morning training sessions at Prairiewood Leisure Centre and would like to encourage all our current squad participants to take advantage of these training sessions.

Squad Newsletter

Squad Enrolment & Payment

Enrolments can be taken for 1, 2 or 3 months at a time, starting on any day of the month.

Full payment must be made at the time of enrolment. Enrolments are on a ‘first come, first serve’ basis.

No places will be held or guaranteed for currently enrolled squad members

Session times

Tuesday and Thursday: 5.45am - 7.30am

Saturday: 6.15am - 8.00am

Level 1st Person 2nd + Family

Dolphin $96.00 per month $88.00 per month

Bronze $96.00 per month $88.00 per month

Silver $96.00 per month $88.00 per month

Gold $96.00 per month $88.00 per month

Gold Elite $104.00 per month $96.00 per month

Tech Talk Counting strokes should be a part of every swimming

workout. Counting strokes is working on Distance

travelled Per Stroke (DPS). The object is to try and travel

maximum distance with minimal strokes. Your goal should

be to increase your speed, and maintain or lower your

stroke count. This is applicable to every stroke, every lap

set yourself a challenge.

Start to regularly count your strokes become more aware

of your DPS. This is especially helpful when sprinting.

During sprints swimmers tend to swim with faster arms, but

shorter strokes. This means you have to work harder to

cover the same distance.

Take the challenge, for the next month regularly count your

strokes, The next time trials you should see a marked

improvement.

View of 50m heated pool during morning training

Stroke Correction classes

All session times: 2.00pm to 3.00pm

Pre-requisite: Minimum level attended Seals / Sharks / adult

intermediate / adult advanced or above to book into sessions

Prairiewood Amateur Swimming Club is open to all ages

(you do not need to be a squad swimmer to join the club).

If you can swim 25m freestyle you can start competing now.

Club days run at 8.30 am on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of

the month.

If you are interested, please see the squad coaches on deck

at the deep end of the 50m outdoor pool at Prairiewood

Leisure Centre

THE SWIM CLUB

Centre Day Session

Fairfield

Leisure centre

Monday

30 September 2019

Freestyle &

Backstroke

Prairiewood

Leisure Centre

Tuesday

1 October 2019

Starts, Turns

and finishes

Prairiewood

Leisure Centre

Thursday

3 October 2019

Breaststroke &

Butterfly

Cabravale

Leisure Centre

Friday

4 October 2019

Freestyle &

Backstroke

Prairiewood

Leisure Centre

Tuesday

8 October 2019

Freestyle &

Backstroke

Prairiewood

Leisure Centre

Adults ONLY

Wednesday

9 October 2019

Freestyle &

Backstroke

Prairiewood Leisure Centre

Thursday

10 October 2019

Starts, Turns

and finishes

Cabravale

Leisure Centre

Friday

11 October 2019

Breaststroke &

Butterfly

Learn to Swim Holiday Program

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For more information, contact: Cabravale Leisure Centre 9725 0335 Fairfield Leisure Centre 9725 0336 Prairiewood Leisure Centre 9725 0337 fairfieldcityleisurecentres.com.au Follow us on

9, 5 or 4 day Intensive Program

Holiday Private Lessons

30 Sep - 4 Oct and/or 8 - 11 Oct 2019

$31.00 per lesson

Enrolments commence:

Monday, 9 September 2019

9 day 30 Sep to 11 Oct $135.00

5 day 30 Sep to 4 Oct $75.00

4 day 8 Oct to 11 Oct $60.00

Congratulations to all the nominees:

Cabravale: Daniel T, Jayden N, Julian P, Jonathan N

Prairiewood: Ashley J, Alexi S, Riley Z, Kevin L, Anata D, Liam T, Isabella T, Angela T, Caroline L, Jacinta L, Chole N , Jacob N

Fairfield: Jeremy N, Grace Q, Matthew T, Dominic K, Grace M, Chloe D, Lily L

Winners

Swimmer of the Term

Our instructors nominated Learn to Swim participants, from

each of our Leisure Centres for Term 2/ 2019.

Winners were chosen based on their commitment, effort,

skill development, water safety confidence and awareness

throughout the whole swimming term.

New Swim Academy Staff

The Swim Academy has recently employed several

new staff at the Leisure Centres.

All instructors are Austswim qualified and bring with

them experience and unique personalities that will

help improve the quality of service we provide to our

customers.

Prairiewood Cabravale Fairfield

Zachary D Anthony M Emily L

Outstanding Swimmer

Congratulations to Steven L from Prairiewood Leisure Centre. Steven has been swimming for approximately nine years. When Steven first started, he wouldn't put his face in the water. Over time Steven has learnt to be water safe as well as learning the different strokes, swimming laps of freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke concisely through his lesson and is learning butterfly. Steven competed in a combined schools special swimming carnival and won his 50m freestyle and was placed in backstroke and breast-stroke. His parents are extremely proud of him and so is his swimming instructor.

Gloria

Marel

Jonathon Janice James

Leon Maria